Golf

Gary Woodland stays in front in Houston as he goes for 1st win since US Open

HOUSTON — Gary Woodland had to play hard to stay in front Saturday in the Houston Open and he added a pair of birdies late in his round for a 5-under 65 that gave him a one-shot lead over Nicolai Højgaard as he goes for his first win since the 2019 U.S. Open. Woodland and Højgaard (63) ...

Gary Woodland surges to a 3-shot lead at the Houston Open

HOUSTON — Gary Woodland felt a weight lifted from speaking publicly about his mental health struggles, and he looked freer than ever Friday with a 7-under 63 in the Houston Open to build a three-shot lead going into the weekend at Memorial Park. Woodland, a Kansas Athletics Hall of Famer, ...

KU honors Woodland as venerable golfer enters school’s Hall of Fame

In introducing Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Gary Woodland on Friday evening at The Jayhawk Club, KU deputy athletic director Sean Lester relayed a story from an associate of Woodland’s. Woodland's team member recalled hearing from a PGA Tour official, “If I were on the side of ...

Young in lead, Woodland fighting as storms halt Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young made two straight birdies to move ahead of defending champion Aaron Rai and then stuffed his tee shot on the par-3 16th into 6 feet when storm clouds gathered and halted play Friday in the Wyndham Championship. The second round was to resume at 7:30 a.m. ...

Gary Woodland chosen as final assistant captain for US Ryder Cup team

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland will make his first Ryder Cup appearance this year, announced Wednesday as the fifth and final assistant to U.S. captain Keegan Bradley for the matches at Bethpage Black. Woodland joins Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Kisner and ...

Two former Jayhawks selected for Kansas Golf Hall of Fame induction

The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame. The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class, as announced at the start of April, includes a current PGA Tour player in Gary Woodland and a former one in Matt Gogel, both of whom played on KU ...